Learn how to crochet the falling leaves stitch and work up the tricolor falling leaves crochet baby blanket pattern! Fans of the alpine stitch will love this gorgeous texture!
The falling leaves stitch is a bit of a blend between a front post stitch and a puff stitch. With a few extra yarn overs, you’ll achieve that rich texture!
This pattern is worked carrying the colors up the sides so you have very few ends to weave in. It’s also worked using a budget-friendly acrylic yarn. If you get it on sale, you can create this beautiful blanket for about $15!
The blanket is finished with one of my FAVORITE blanket borders, the camel stitch! You can see this border on the following baby blankets:
- Tricolor Alpine Stitch Baby Blanket + Camel Stitch Border
- Holly Berry Seashore Christmas Crochet Baby Blanket
- Feather Stitch Crochet Baby Blanket
- Midnight Sunset Crochet Baby Blanket
I hope you enjoy this pattern!
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Abbreviations (US)
- ch(s): chain(s)
- dc(s): double crochet(s)
- rep: repeat
- rnd(s): round(s)
- rs: right side
- sc(s): single crochet(s)
- sl st: slip stitch
- sp(s): space(s)
- st(s): stitch(es)
- ws: wrong side
- yo: yarn over
Special Stitch
Leaf: Yo, insert your hook in designated st, pull up a loop. You will have 3 loops on your hook. Yo, insert your hook in the same st, pull up a loop. You will have 5 loops on your hook. Yo, pull through the first 4 loops on your hook. You will have 2 loops left on your hook. Yo and pull through the last 2 loops.
Yo.
Insert your hook in designated st.
Pull up a loop. You will have 3 loops on your hook.
Yo, insert your hook in the same st, pull up a loop. You will have 5 loops on your hook.
Yo, pull through the first 4 loops on your hook. You will have 2 loops left on your hook.
Yo and pull through the last 2 loops.
Materials
- I Love This Yarn! Weight 4 Medium (100% Acrylic, 355 yds/325 m, 7 oz/198 g)
- A: 1 Skein Clover
- B: 1 Skein Almond
- C: 2 Skeins Ivory (border color)
=1,420yds/1,300m, 28oz/792g total
- I/9 5.5mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Stitch markers
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Finished Size
36″ x 30″ with border | 32″ x 26″ before border
Gauge
12 x 12 rows = 4″ x 4″
Notes
You can get an ads-free, easy-to-print PDF of this pattern over at Ravelry or Etsy!
You can watch a video tutorial for this pattern below or on my YouTube channel here.
I’ve included step-by-step photos in the Special Stitch section above, but if you’d like an even more detailed tutorial, check out The falling leaves stitch over at Nordic Hook.
This pattern is worked carrying the colors up the sides so you have fewer ends to weave in! You can see a photo tutorial featuring this technique in my Tricolor Alpine Stitch Tutorial.
My most popular baby blanket pattern has a similar look to this project. I think you’ll love it! Visit the Tricolor Alpine Stitch Baby Blanket + Camel Stitch Border pattern.
I prefer to ch 1 for my turning chs, even though a ch-2 is more conventional when working dc rows. If you’d prefer to ch 2, go for it!
Turning ch never counts as a st.
To adjust the width of this pattern, ch a multiple of 4+2.
For a blanket taller than it is wide, ch 80 instead, and work 96 rows.
Tricolor Falling Leaves Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern
With A, ch 98.
Row 1: (rs) Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each st across, ch 1, turn. <97 scs>
Row 2: (ws) Sc across, ch 1, turn. <97 scs>
Row 3: (rs) Dc in the first 3 sts, *work leaf around the post of the st two rows below, sk the sc behind the leaf and all sts behind leaves from here on out, dc in the next 3 sts; rep from * until there are two sts left in the row, work leaf around the post of the st two rows below, dc in the last st, ch 1, turn. <73 dcs, 24 leaves>
Row 4: (ws) Join B, sc across, ch 1, turn. <97 scs>
Row 5: (rs) Dc in the first st, *work leaf around the post of the st two rows below, dc in the next 3 sts; rep from * across, ch 1, turn. <73 dcs, 24 leaves>
Rows 6-78: Rep Rows 2-5, changing colors every three rows in A-B-C order. Do not cut the yarn; instead, leave all three skeins attached to your project and carry the yarn up the sides so you have fewer ends to weave in! You’ll end on a ws row.
Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in ends.
Camel Stitch Border
Border Notes: Border is worked rs facing. During Rnd 1, as you work along the sides of your blanket, aim to place about about 3 scs per stripe, or about 1 sc per row-end, for a border that lies flat. In Rnd 2, working in the back third loop will be a little tight, but it’s easy in the following rounds! Enjoy!
Rnd 1: With C, pull up a loop of yarn in the upper right-hand corner, ch 1, [sc across, in the corner work (sc, ch 2**, sc)] four times ending the final rep at **, sl st join. <Not including your ch-2 corners, the top and bottom of your blanket should have 97 sts, and the sides should have 78 sts.>
Rnd 2: Ch 1, hdc back into the ch-2 corner. [Hdc in the back third loop of each st across, in the ch-2 corner sp, work (hdc, ch 2**, hdc)] four times ending the final rep at **, sl st join. <Not including marked corners, the top and bottom of your blanket should have 99 sts, and the sides should have 80 sts.>
TIP: It can be easy to accidentally work extra stitches around your ch-2 corners because it may look like there are more back loops to work into than there actually are! I like to place stitch markers in the back third loop of each hdc worked in the corners for a total of 8 markers. Then you will be able to undoubtedly see which stitches flank those corner spaces. I hope this tip helps!
Rnds 3-7: Rep Rnd 2. You should increase by 2 sts along each edge of the blanket with each rnd. <At the end of Rnd 7, not including ch-2 corners, the top and bottom of your blanket should have 109 sts, and the sides should have 90 sts.>
Rnd 8: Ch 1. Sl st in the back third loop of every hdc around the blanket and in the back bumps of the 2 chs in each corner. When you reach the start of the rnd, invisibly join to your first sl st of the rnd. If you don’t know how to invisibly join, I like this video tutorial from Bella Coco.
Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in ends on the wrong side of your border for the most polished finish.
